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    Retro Bar and Char

    4.0 (8 reviews)
    Closed 3:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Great Service, Tiffany the bartender is terrific, the atmosphere is amazing, food is great ! I'll be back! 5 stars

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    Heard so many good things about this place for the past few years. Finally able to get there and…read moreit did not disappoint!!! Great speakeasy vibe!!! Loved the decor and the understated holiday decorations. Especially loved the " George lassos the moon" decoration from my very favorite Christmas movie:) Their drinks are on point. The fig cocktail was to die for. My wife had the Paloma which was outstanding. The owner served us and she was a delight. So gracious and welcoming. So appreciative that we were there. The food was outstanding. I had the NY deli plate. Very good, the pastrami could be sliced a bit thinner, but it tasted great! Fries were hit fresh and crispy!! My wife had the Sunday special, derby dunker. Just wow. So good!! The truffle fries just kicked the whole thing into the stratosphere!! Can't wait to come back and try more of their food as well as their cocktails

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    Sadly it was just a miss for us. Started off good, ceasar salad was good, fried artichokes were…read moreexcellent, meatballs were not for me; didn't care for the seasoning, heavy sauce. I order dinner and they were out of the hanger steak. My boyfriend ordered and they were out of the paella. I ended up getting the chicken cutlet board. The chicken was very dry, it was like a fish fry batter, not what I think of when I hear "cutlet". Over cooked, salty. My boyfriend got the salmon. I tasted it at the end of the meal, I couldn't even believe he tried to eat it. It was very overcooked and so fishy. Also it said that his potatoes were Lyonnaise potatoes, Definitely not, they were thickly sliced, lacked seasoning, just a miss. Drink service was very slow, forgot a drink too. The waiter mentioned they're in between menus; i'm hoping my feedback can be helpful to the restaurant. Also it is my pet peeve when servers don't tell you upon seating you that they are out of an item. Being they were out of both of the entrées we wanted we may have chose to leave and come back another day and possibly have a more positive experience.

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    Picked up a pizza with broccoli and spinach recently. It did the job but I didn't love it. The…read morecrust tasted a bit bland cracker-y and the sauce and cheese just weren't anything to write home about. The broccoli was very small pieces rather than full florets. Pros- I liked that they cut the pizza into many small slices, and service was fast and easy. Of the three places I tried pizza in New Haven - Pepe's, Zuppardi's, and La Legna - I liked La Legna the most.

    12.19.25 They only have take out, to go orders here…read more I'm a little torn & conflicted with this review. I've been here a handful of times and they're a little inconsistent. The pizza is good and consistent though. It's not awesome like it is at their West Haven store, but it's good. Good flavors & toppings. They do make their own sausage for those meatlovers out there. Where i fall flat are with their meatball parm grinders. In my opinion they're nowhere as good at the pizzas. They do fall short with their grinders. I keep trying them to try and end up with a better result than the previous time but it hasn't happened. So I'll stick to their pizzas. The last time the meatball parm was barely warm. It cooled off or they didn't warm it enough. The pic shows the mozzarella cheese has cooled. The pic was taken as soon as I got in the car to leave. "We all know our cameras eat first." The flavor isn't really there either with their meatballs. Other than that, the flavor with their pizzas are good. Tasty cheese and sausage. Don't forget the fox on park birch beer though. It's a must. Crisp & refreshing. The store inside is very small. It is very clean though. They only have medium 14" pizzas. I tried for a small and was told only the medium. That's totally fine. No issues with that. Service is fine whenever I'm there. What is don't like is that you don't get a printed receipt. Only text or email it to you. I don't go for that. I need to check my receipts when I eat out. You never know. And speaking of never knowing. Most recent visit, I was surprised how one meatball parm grinder and one sausage pizza came to $39 and change. But i shrugged it off and paid. Made sure i grabbed to go menu to check price. I went down the street and pulled over to do the bath with their menu. What I came up with is they charged me for an additional topping. Not cool. Not good. I called them to mention what happened. They made good though. I explained who I was, that i just left. Gave them my name. They checked. They realized and said I'd receive a credit in a few days. Thankfully they were correct. I did see that charge go back on my credit card as a credit. Happy that they're trustworthy, which they are.

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